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cyclopentane

noun
cy·​clo·​pentane | \ "+\

Definition of cyclopentane

: a liquid saturated cyclic hydrocarbon C5H10 found in petroleum

— called also pentamethylene

— see naphthene

History and Etymology for cyclopentane

International Scientific Vocabulary cycl- + pentane

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